Description

This species is distinguished by the following characters: maxillary barbel in larger specimens reaching oral disc, but do not in smaller individuals; pectoral fin I,7, associated to the thrid radial; unbranched rays of caudal fin are equal and slightly projected; free vertebrae 26; fifth ceratobranchial with 6 teeth on the anterior region (Ref. 128914).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Siluriformes

Family: Astroblepidae

Genus: Astroblepus

Species: Astroblepus jimenezae Ardila Rodríguez, 2013

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

demersal